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Hessenthaler
Squad number in club colours

Andy Hessenthaler

Staff
75Current ability
—Potential ability
—Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
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First name
Andy
Last name
Hessenthaler
Common name
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Date of birth
17 Aug 1965 age 46 at game start
Place of birth
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Nationality
England
Height
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Weight
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Contract

Club
Gillingham
Job
Director of football
Contract type
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Joined club
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Contract starts
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Contract expires
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Weekly wage
£999
Needs work permit
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Retired
2 May 2010 (Total player retirement)

Staff attributes

Coaching

  • Fitness1
  • Working with youngsters7
  • GK shot stopping1

Mental

  • Determination18
  • Motivating12

Board

  • Buying players14

Personality

  • Adaptability—
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament—

Staff profile

Coaching badge
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Best job (calc)
Manager First Team · 109
Coaching style
General
Preferred mentality
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Preferred playing style
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Preferred pressing style
Balanced
Personality (calc)
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Job ratings

JobRatingStarsWants
Manager First Team10920
Director of football9012
Coach First Team7815
Physio First Team6—
Head of Youth Development61
Assistant Manager First Team5—
Gk Coach First Team4—
Fitness Coach First Team4—
Scout——

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Tactical tendencies

  • Pressing11
  • Sitting back15
  • Flexibility8
  • Squad rotation5
  • Use of substitutes8

Playing career

23
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2009 Dover Athletic Blue Square Bet South 20 £0
2008 Dover Athletic English Isthmian League Premier Division 90 Unknown fee
2007 Dover Athletic English Isthmian League First Division South 264 Unknown fee
2006 Barnet npower League 2 241 £0
2005 Barnet npower League 2 161 Unknown fee
2005 Gillingham npower League 1 161 £0
2004 Hull City Loan npower League 1 100 Unknown fee
2004 Gillingham npower Championship 170 Unknown fee
2003 Gillingham npower Championship 362 Unknown fee
2002 Gillingham npower Championship 331 Unknown fee
2001 Gillingham npower Championship 170 Unknown fee
2000 Gillingham npower Championship 232 Unknown fee
1999 Gillingham npower League 1 425 Unknown fee
1998 Gillingham npower League 1 397 Unknown fee
1997 Gillingham npower League 1 420 Unknown fee
1996 Gillingham npower League 1 382 Unknown fee
1995 Watford npower Championship 300 £235,000
1994 Watford npower Championship 432 Unknown fee
1993 Watford npower Championship 425 Unknown fee
1992 Watford npower Championship 453 Unknown fee
1991 Watford npower Championship 351 Unknown fee
1991 Redbridge Forest — —— £65,000
1990 Dartford English Southern League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 2 with unknown appearances left out)58537

Honours

WinnerEnglish Isthmian League Premier Division2×1991, 2009
WinnerEnglish Isthmian League First Division South1×2008
Playoff Winnernpower League 11×2000

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Staff career

5
FromToClub / nationJob
11 May 2012—GillinghamDirector of football
21 May 201010 May 2012GillinghamManager First Team
21 May 2010—GillinghamDirector of football
29 May 200720 May 2010Dover AthleticPlayer/Manager First Team
29 Jun 200023 Nov 2004GillinghamPlayer/Manager First Team

Career highlights

5
26 Apr 2008WinnerDover AthleticEnglish Isthmian League First Division South
2009WinnerDover AthleticEnglish Isthmian League Premier Division
2000Playoff WinnerGillinghamnpower League 1
1996Reached PlayoffsWatfordnpower Championship
1991WinnerRedbridge ForestEnglish Isthmian League Premier Division

Favourite clubs

Gillingham 100
Watford 60
Dover Athletic 60
Dartford 50

Favourite people

Jake Hessenthaler 100
Nicky Southall 95
Darren Hare 95
Peter Taylor 90
Wayne Jones 75
Chris Hope 75
Mark Patterson 75
Paul Smith 65
Danny Spiller 50

Disliked clubs

Luton Town 50

Disliked people

Graham Taylor 50
Mark Viduka 40
Nigel Worthington 25